Principles of Sociology
Final Exam Sample
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1. What is the term for the total amount of money and valuable goods that any person or family controls?
income
personal property
wealth
power
2. Which of the following terms refers to a deprivation of social resources that is life-threatening?
absolute poverty
relative poverty
relative deprivation
comparative deprivation
3. According to the lecture, the richest 20% of American families own about ____ of the nation's wealth.
80%
90%
50%
20%
4. What is the term for the division of humanity into biological categories of male and female?
gender
sex
sexual orientation
gender roles
5. What is the chromosomal configuration of the development of a female embryo?
ESP
XY
XYY
XX
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